Title: The Literary Policy of the Church of Rome Exhibited: in an Account of Her Damnatory Catalogues or Indexes, Both Prohibitory and Expurgatory. With Various Illustrative Extracts, Anecdotes, and Remarks
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461953935
ISBN 13: 9780461953930
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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The Literary Policy Of The Church Of Rome Exhibited: In An Account Of Her Damnatory Catalogues Or Indexes, Both Prohibitory And Expurgatory. With Various Illustrative Extracts, Anecdotes, And Remarks by Joseph Mendham surveys the Roman Catholic practice of suppressing reading through Prohibitory and Expurgatory Indexes. Mendham traces the origin of these instruments to the Lateran Council, bull authorities, and the Inquisition, detailing the three main sources of censure: the Congregation of the Inquisition, the Master of the Sacred Palace, and the Congregation of the Index, along with papal sanction. The volume outlines and discusses numerous historic indexes—from Venice 1549, through Paul IV’s 1559 list, Sixtus V.’s regulations, Clement VIII’s enlargements, to Benedict XIV’s later refinements—spanning Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. It explains how these indexes defined what could be read, altered or expunged, and reveals a consistent policy to control doctrinal and moral discourse. The work argues that such censorship reflects a broader Roman policy and calls for resistance to papal claims to power. The book is a historical polemic on censorship and religion, showing how control over printed material shaped Protestant-Catholic interactions.

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